Milan and Turin hit by violent protests; 50 detained in Piazza Duomo clashes

Violent clashes erupted in Milan's Piazza Duomo during a cost-of-living protest, with demonstrators throwing stones and paper bombs at police, leaving dozens injured and around 50 people detained. A carabinieri vehicle was vandalized and a store looted. The protest, part of an "Italia in piazza" rally against high prices and low wages, drew over 5,000 people. Tensions began mid-afternoon, with police using tear gas and water cannons. Similar unrest occurred in Turin, Bologna, and Brescia, with additional arrests reported. In Turin, police detained twelve people, mostly minors, for possessing Molotov cocktails and other weapons. Organizers in Milan reportedly lost control of black-clad youths, and police unions have called for political condemnation of the violence.